National Guard

La. Guard recruiting office honor 9/11 victims with commemorative run

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs PINEVILLE, La. – Soldiers, cadre and recruits with the Louisiana National Guard’s Detachment 7, B Company, 18th Recruiting and Retention Battalion, held a commemorative run, Sept. 9, in Lafayette, to honor the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center […]

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Multiple states help La. National Guard ‘Protect What Matters’

By Spc. Duncan Foote, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – As the Louisiana National Guard assisted the State in fighting wildfires, more than 40 Guard men and women from other states stepped up to help LANG protect what matters. The support of the additional service members is the direct result of making an

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La. National Guard hosts recruiting storefront reopenings

By Staff Sgt. David C. Kirtland, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana Army National Guard’s Recruiting and Retention Battalion held grand reopenings of 11 storefronts in cities throughout the state to include Alexandria, Shreveport, Monroe, Lake Charles, Baton Rouge, Denham Springs, Metairie, Slidell, Houma, Hammond and Lafayette. These events provided

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La. Army National Guard commissions 22 new officers

By Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs PINEVILLE, La. – Families, friends, mentors and fellow Soldiers filled the Post Theater at Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville to watch as 22 Officer Candidates graduated from the Louisiana National Guard Officer Candidate School as second lieutenants, Aug. 27. “Candidates, you have reached a

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La. Guard aviation assets drop over 1 million gallons of water to combat persistent wildfires

By Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office NEW ORLEANS – Since Louisiana National Guard aviation assets began water-drop missions on August 23, 2023, LANG and Emergency Management Assistance Compact helicopter crews have dropped more than 1.1 million gallons of water in support of the effort to combat wildfires that have affected several parishes in western

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La. Guard Aviators and Engineers execute rapid response to Pirates Cove wildfires

  NEW ORLEANS – On August 23 and 24, 2023, Louisiana National Guard aviation and engineering assets were activated to assist the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the Louisiana State Fire Marshal office in fighting wildfires. As the wildfires spread, causing 17 parishes to declare a state of emergency, Louisiana’s Guard men and

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